BRITISH COLUMBIA - With the United States Senate voting unanimously to allow cruise ships bound for Alaska to bypass Victoria and Vancouver, BC’s tourism industry is about to take another hellacious...
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Harris Auto Group Builds Landmark Dealership
CENTRAL SAANICH The Tsawout First Nation is celebrating the start of construction on a 6,700 square foot cultural project along Stautw Road near the banks of Haro Strait. Known as the...
Pacific Rollshutters & Awnings Celebrates Milestone
Victoria Company Sheltering Customers From The Elements For Three Decades VICTORIA – Pacific Rollshutters & Awnings is celebrating three decades of sheltering customers from the elements like...
Capital City Recycling Cleaning Up The CRD
Company Known For Going The Extra Mile For Customers To read this story in the Business Examiner digital magazine, please visit this link. VICTORIA - Are your cans in good hands? Rick Van and Ron...
Coast Guard Officially Opens New Permanent Station In Victoria
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard plays an important role in ensuring the safety of mariners and the protection of Canada's marine environment and coastal communities. Through the $1.5...
Megson Fitzpatrick Insurance Services Brings Global Reach To Nanaimo
NANAIMO - When Megson FitzPatrick Insurance Services opened its Nanaimo office in May, it opened up a world of competitive insurance options for local businesses. Megson FitzPatrick is one of the...
Praxis Recruitment Brings A Personal Touch To Helping Clients Land Their Dream Employees
Christina And Drew Stewart Are In The Business Of Playing Matchmaker Between Companies And Job Seekers In BC BRITISH COLUMBIA - Family-owned-and-operated recruitment agencies are few and far...
Paratus Launches Pricebuilder To Value, Grow, And Sell Small Businesses
VICTORIA – How much is a business worth? Determining a sellable price and finding qualified buyers is almost a science in itself, but Paratus Business Resources has come up with a format that is...
KPMG: Canadians Like Hybrid Work Model Concept
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Nearly half feel their employers don’t understand the implications of a hybrid model, finds a recent KPMG in Canada survey. When the pandemic ends, over three-quarters (77 per...
BC Launches Restart Plan To Safely Bring People Back Together
BRITISH COLUMBIA – With more than 60 per cent of adults vaccinated with their first dose and COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations steadily declining, British Columbia is moving forward with the...
From The Trenches Podcast: Episode 19
Episode Summary Peter van Dongen is a Senior Manager of Business Development at MNP, a national accounting, tax and business consulting firm with 5 offices on Vancouver Island. He is a long...
BC Suffers Job Losses Due To Circuit Breaker, But Economy Is Still Expected To Resurge This Year
Full economic snapshot can be found here EMPLOYMENT After eleven consecutive months of job gains in BC, April marked a set back as both the province and the country as a whole saw total...
Stay Local & Support Local Businesses For National Tourism Week
As National Tourism Week Kicks Off, British Columbians Are Urged To Stay Local & Support Local Tourism Businesses VICTORIA – National Tourism Week (May 23-30) traditionally signals the kick-off...
From The Trenches Podcast: Episode 20
Episode Summary Greg D'Avignon is the President and CEO of the Business Council of British Columbia. He stops by to talk about the organization's new Economic Dashboard, ESG in B.C.,...
Accent Inns Strikes Gold Twice
Victoria Chamber and VIREB Commercial Building Awards For Accent and Hotel Zed in May VICTORIA – Mandy Farmer and Accents Inns struck double gold this month. Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accents Inns,...
Chamber Change Makers Spreading Joy Of Getting Immunized
VICTORIA - Where did you get your first dose of COVID-19 vaccine? There’s a growing buzz building at pharmacies and immunization clinics across Greater Victoria as the light marking the end of the...